Global Patent Index - EP 2259147 A2

EP 2259147 A2 20101208 - Image forming apparatus and sheet conveying method for the image forming apparatus

Title (en)

Image forming apparatus and sheet conveying method for the image forming apparatus

Title (de)

Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung und Blattförderverfahren für die Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil de formation d'images et procédé transport de feuilles pour l'appareil de formation d'images

Publication

EP 2259147 A2 20101208 (EN)

Application

EP 10164689 A 20100602

Priority

US 18363409 P 20090603

Abstract (en)

In an image forming apparatus and a sheet conveying method for the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus including: a sensor arranged halfway in a sheet conveying path and configured to output a signal corresponding to thickness of a sheet; a sheet feeder configured to extract sheets one by one; and a storage configured to store weighting and a threshold for each type and store an outlet corresponding to the sheet feeding unit, when a difference of thickness that is an absolute value of a difference between weighting of set thickness and weighting of detected thickness is equal to or larger than a threshold, the image forming apparatus discharges the sheet to the outlet of the sheet corresponding to the sheet feeder without causing the sheet to pass through a transfer device.

IPC 8 full level

B65H 5/26 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B65H 7/12 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 43/04 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/5029 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/6561 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/6594 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2220/01 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2220/03 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2404/1521 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2511/13 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2511/414 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2513/42 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2553/22 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2553/61 (2013.01 - EP US); B65H 2557/64 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/235 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 2215/00409 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 2215/00481 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 2215/00738 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2259147 A2 20101208; EP 2259147 A3 20120912; CN 101907842 A 20101208; JP 2010282204 A 20101216; US 2010310261 A1 20101209

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10164689 A 20100602; CN 201010192196 A 20100528; JP 2010126873 A 20100602; US 79153810 A 20100601